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Couldn't find a similar thread, so made this one. I've been to / am going to a lot of live shows this year, thought it'd begood to brag about it interesting to know who else has cool stuff lined up.
Saw the Dave Matthews Band for the first time while on a short holiday in Copenhagen, easily and instantly one of the top five shows I've been to in my life. Fantastic energy, Dave & the gang just jammed for 2.5 hours straight. Denmark seemed a good place to see them to play since everyone there is so nice and polite.
Last month I went to a GZA solo show which was so bad I left early and subsequently split my head open on the way home. Thankfully, this last weekend I saw the whole Wu Tang Clan (actually, no Method Man) together and they were way better as a unit. De La Soul opened, great except they didn't play much from 3 Feet High which is odd considering they're celebrating 30 years of it. Public Enemy were also on the bill, pretty good aside from there was no Flavor Fave, so they rebranded the show as "Public Enemy Radio" at the last minute. What is it with rap artists being such drama queens? Still, great night overall. We were front and center most of the time, retreated early to take this:
Next Monday the legendary KRS-One is playing a shockingly small show at what's basically a big pub, should be great. If you're not sure that's the Sound of Da Police guy, but he did so much more than that.
Next month I'm warming up with Death Grips playing my city for the first time; seen them before and they're insane, if you're weird like me and into noisy experimental industrial electro-hiphop.
Download Festival is the week later, where I'm seeing Tool for the first time; been gushing about them in other threads, they've been one of my favourite bands since I was 13 and I've been waiting literally half my life to see them / for a new album. Super exciting. Also seeing Slipknot, Smashing Pumpkins, Lamb of God and others while there, can't wait.
Later in the year I'm at shows from Madlib, Hootie & The Blowfish and John Mayer. Real eclectic mix, I know. 2019 is apparently the year where I spend every penny of spare income on gig tickets.
So, what about you lot? Anyone going to see the same artists? Anyone seeing anyone cool? Got a good / bad show story?
Couldn't find a similar thread, so made this one. I've been to / am going to a lot of live shows this year, thought it'd be
Saw the Dave Matthews Band for the first time while on a short holiday in Copenhagen, easily and instantly one of the top five shows I've been to in my life. Fantastic energy, Dave & the gang just jammed for 2.5 hours straight. Denmark seemed a good place to see them to play since everyone there is so nice and polite.
Last month I went to a GZA solo show which was so bad I left early and subsequently split my head open on the way home. Thankfully, this last weekend I saw the whole Wu Tang Clan (actually, no Method Man) together and they were way better as a unit. De La Soul opened, great except they didn't play much from 3 Feet High which is odd considering they're celebrating 30 years of it. Public Enemy were also on the bill, pretty good aside from there was no Flavor Fave, so they rebranded the show as "Public Enemy Radio" at the last minute. What is it with rap artists being such drama queens? Still, great night overall. We were front and center most of the time, retreated early to take this:
Next Monday the legendary KRS-One is playing a shockingly small show at what's basically a big pub, should be great. If you're not sure that's the Sound of Da Police guy, but he did so much more than that.
Next month I'm warming up with Death Grips playing my city for the first time; seen them before and they're insane, if you're weird like me and into noisy experimental industrial electro-hiphop.
Download Festival is the week later, where I'm seeing Tool for the first time; been gushing about them in other threads, they've been one of my favourite bands since I was 13 and I've been waiting literally half my life to see them / for a new album. Super exciting. Also seeing Slipknot, Smashing Pumpkins, Lamb of God and others while there, can't wait.
Later in the year I'm at shows from Madlib, Hootie & The Blowfish and John Mayer. Real eclectic mix, I know. 2019 is apparently the year where I spend every penny of spare income on gig tickets.
So, what about you lot? Anyone going to see the same artists? Anyone seeing anyone cool? Got a good / bad show story?
